by that time
Example Sentences
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The musicians who supplanted the East Village folkies were by that time dinosaurs themselves, having been rendered extinct by pop permutations several times over.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Of course, by that time, everyone had moved on.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Morocco gained independence two years before the 1958 World Cup, but by that time Fontaine was an established international footballer playing in the French leagues - so he represented Les Bleus.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Administration aims by that time to restore traffic that has ground to a halt in the Strait of Hormuz—the cause of surging oil prices—and has said the Navy will escort tankers if necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
Perhaps the authorities believed that Adele, who was twelve years older than my grandfather and had been his live-in companion for two years by that time, would make sure that nothing happened to us.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
